Day 37 of 41 (The Monsoon) 31 Oct 2018 Started raining around 3am. Nothing is better then sleeping in a dry tent while it rains. We got up around 8 am and waited for the rain to stop. Around 9am we broke the tent down and ate while the rain held off. We suited up in full kit. That's all the cold weather gear, all the water proof gear and super thick gloves, and set off leaving Jal New Mexico for Texas. Riding with all this gear has a lot of disadvantages. The layers of coats make it so you can't turn your body around. So you fully rely on your mirrors. The thick gloves keep your hands warm at the cost of being able to feel the hand controls. The BMW is stuffed full of small buttons and nobs you must work with your thumbs and fingers. We ride the 20 all day. Around 10am the rain starts, and it never stops. We're talking monsoon rains. The kind that floods every side road in the south and it did flood everything. The rain was so Non-Stop that I was riding blind most of the day. Even